What is Love?

How does money change the laws of love and attraction? Or, better yet, what does love even mean in today’s society? The values of love have changed drastically in the last 20 years. The lessons our mothers taught us as children are polar opposites of the examples we encounter in our daily lives. Why are the most beautiful girls in the city always seen with the wealthy? 

Lets be honest… the laws of attraction are dictated by money. Personality matters, but it won’t get you that winter ski trip to Courchevel or get you to Yacht Week in Mykonos. Kindness doesn’t afford you Hermes belts or baguette bezels. In a city driven by material wealth, social stature, and success; How else do you expect people to size each other up?

If we took any (and I mean ANY) regular person, dressed them in expensive clothing, put them in a Ferrari, and had them pull up to Nobu they would elicit a reaction that’s drastically different from your run-of-the-mill college student. The sole reason they are viewed as inferior is because we are conditioned, to an extent, to associate wealth with attractiveness. We recognize the elite as not as necessarily better people, but as individuals who may more of a story to tell.

Today’s media has left the institutions of love and marriage an irreparable, mangle mess. With the glorification of Kim Kardashian’s 72-day wedding, and nearly every athlete and celebrity cheating on their spouses or teetering on the brink of divorce, the sanctity of love has been desecrated.

We refuse to believe that love is some idealized, blissfully perfect scenario as portrayed in romantic films like The Notebook; but rather a successful partnership that allow both sides to flourish.

Some people may label anyone that participates in a relationship for money a gold digger, but we big to differ. Financial security and the ability to live comfortably are not outrageous requests–we all seek these things on some level. A relationship composed of two partners in dire financial straits runs the risk of facing significant stress due to their impoverished lifestyle.

Nonetheless, while we recognize that financial security is a very important aspect of life, we aren’t arguing that money is everything. One can certainly agree that even under the best circumstances an amazing relationship can be torn apart as a result of financial burdens.

Successful individuals have the ability to care for those they love–that is truly the appeal of money. Women want to live a fantasy–starting with the 10 carat diamond disco ball of an engagement ring, all the way to the elaborate wedding–and we certainly intend on fulfilling these aspirations. Is that really so wrong of them? We certainly don’t think so.

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